MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-1999-0467

Cgi Guestbook vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
7.5%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The Webcom CGI Guestbook programs wguest.exe and rguest.exe allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files using the "template" parameter.
Affected vendor
Webcom
Affected product
Cgi Guestbook
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
1999-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-1999-0467

  • Confirm whether Webcom Cgi Guestbook is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-1999-0467.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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